diff --git a/src/hb-blob.h b/src/hb-blob.h
index d1d9134ac..f80e9af2d 100644
--- a/src/hb-blob.h
+++ b/src/hb-blob.h
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ hb_blob_create (const char        *data,
 		void              *user_data,
 		hb_destroy_func_t  destroy);
 
+HB_EXTERN hb_blob_t *
+hb_blob_create_from_file (const char *file_name);
+
 /* Always creates with MEMORY_MODE_READONLY.
  * Even if the parent blob is writable, we don't
  * want the user of the sub-blob to be able to
@@ -123,9 +126,6 @@ hb_blob_get_data (hb_blob_t *blob, unsigned int *length);
 HB_EXTERN char *
 hb_blob_get_data_writable (hb_blob_t *blob, unsigned int *length);
 
-HB_EXTERN hb_blob_t *
-hb_blob_create_from_file (const char *file_name);
-
 HB_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* HB_BLOB_H */